Age Definitions: (See the chart below to find the age group for your child.)

• Middle School (MS) players are generally grades 3rd-8th (10U-14U).
• High School (HS) players are 9th-12th grade (15U-18U).

Training

T4 Volleyball uses a master coach approach with all teams and practices. Our Club Director plans and assists with the implementation of all practices with input from coaches. This helps ensure that all players are being trained in the same skills and provided consistent instruction no matter what their age or team level. Coaches are involved with the practice planning to ensure that teams have time to also work on skills that may have been issues in previous practices or tournaments.

Typical Practice Includes:

• Warm-up/Coach Check-in with players
• Ball Control
• Serve/Serve Receive
• Individual Skills/Positional Training
• Compound Skills and Drills (Players come together to work on individual & positional skills as a team.)
• Team drills and game play designed to re-enforce the focus of the overall practice.

Practices are also adjusted for time of the year and if teams have just competed or will be competing in tournaments. Early season practices will focus more on individual skills than later in the season. Teams that just competed will focus on recovery and review of the games. Game play as a team is the focus when the team will be competing that weekend.

Practice Frequency, Length & Times:

• 10U: Practices 2x per week for 2 hours each day. Latest practices will end is 8:30 pm.
• 11U-14U: Practices 2-3x per week for 2-2.5 hours each day. 30 minutes of Speed, Agility and Strength training incorporated into practices 2x per week beginning in December. Latest practices will end is 8:30 pm.
• 15U-18U: Practices 2-3x per week for 2.5-3 hours each day. 30 minutes of Speed, Agility and Strength training incorporated into practices 2x per week beginning in December. Practices may start as early as 4:30 pm and end as late as 9:30 pm.

*Early season practices prior to tournaments may be held on Sunday afternoons.

Girls Teams

Full Season: November through June with end of season national tournament in Chicago, Orlando or USAV tournament location

Winter and Spring Short Seasons (MS and HS): November through March or March through June. Teams will be formed for specific age groups if there are enough players. If not, short season players will be mixed in with full season teams. Player that start in the Winter and decide to continue will receive a pro-rated Spring fee for the overlap month of March.

Boys Teams

Full Season

• 10U-14U: September through June/July with end of season national tournament in Chicago, Orlando or USAV tournament location.
• 15U-18U: September-February and then late May/early June-July with a break for the IHSA boys season.

Boys Short Seasons for 10U-14U

• Fall: September through November
• Winter: December through March
• Spring: April through June
• Players may select and play in any of the shorts seasons

All full season teams will play in a league or series type of tournament. Girls will compete in either the Great Lakes Power League or CVL. Boys will participate in the POINTS Series. These tournaments are played over 3-4 months on multiple weekends each month and are in state. In addition, these full season teams may also play in local tournaments and national qualifying level tournaments. The qualifier tournaments may be local (Chicago) or out of state but in the Midwest region such as Milwaukee, Indianapolis or St. Louis. The fees for out of state tournaments is not included in the club fees and will be invoiced 1 month prior to the tournament if players team will be entered.

Each team's schedule is balanced balanced so that they will play approximately 2 weekends each month. There may be an occasion when there are 3 weekends scheduled. The club tries to avoid over scheduling tournaments so players can have time to process and improve areas that need work. Just playing tournaments creates stress on an athletes body and can lead to burn out and injury. Tournament schedules will be formed based on the individual team/age group once teams are formed.

1. Players in short season that continue on to the next season will receive pro-rated discount for the season overlap.
2. Sibling discount: $50 off each child committing to play for T4 Volleyball.
3. Payment Schedule: Deposit due upon commitment. Payment due on 1st of each month.

Girls (Month of 1st Payment)

• Full Season: November
• Winter Season: November
• Spring Season: April

Boys (1st Payment)

• Full Season: October
• Fall Season: October
• Winter Season: January
• Spring Season: April

Fees include:

• All practices, local tournaments and qualifying tournaments held in Chicago.
• Team/club bonding events scheduled by the club.
• Balltime video system for each player to review individual game play, create highlight videos for college recruitment and to share on social media or with friend and family
• 11U-18U Players: Speed, Agility, Conditioning and Strength training 2x per week December-June with certified trainers.

Fees do not include:

• Uniform package estimated $330 (full & winter) for new players. Package includes 3 jerseys, spandex (girls) or shorts (boys), 2 practice shirts, long sleeve warm-up shirt and backpack. Returning players uniform package will be less depending on items that will need to be replaced or purchased. One jersey is replaced each season.
• USAV ($60) and/or AAU ($22) memberships (2023-2024 Fees)
• Out of State tournaments: personal travel, lodging and meal expenses in addition to approximate club fee of $150-$175 per player; National USAV or AAU tournament club fee will be higher and determined after the team decides to attend.
• Bonding events scheduled by parents or players of the team.
• Fan entrance to tournaments